Automobile safety attachment



Feb. 25, 1930. M. PENTLAND AUTOMOBILE SAFETY ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Oat. 10. 1927 iwaf .P /zfh/ wwm Attornqy Feb. 25, 1930. M. PENTLAND AUTOMOBILE SAFETY ATTACHMENT.

Filed on. 10,192? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AUTOMOBILE SAFETY ATTACHMENT Application filed October 10, 1927'. s'erial lio. 225,14u.

The present invention relates to an attachment for automobiles and has for its prime object to provide a device which i'sadjustable and projets in front of the passenger on the I drivers seat of an automobile so that the passenger may hold thereon. When an automobile is traveling at a great rate of speed, it is very frequently necessary to bring'thesame 'to a quick stop which tends to,throw the pas- 1 senger forwardly toward the windshield, the driver however, is able to resist this because of the steering wheel. It is the purpose of this invention to .provide a device which may be held onto by the passenger somewhat in 15 the same manner that a driver holds onto the steering wheel when the automobile is being brought to a sudden stop.

Another yery important object of the invention resides in the provision of a device so of this nature which consists ofa' pair of telescopically associated sections so that the same may be adjusted to an out-of-the-way position and adjusted to a convenient posi: -tion when desired.

I 25 A still further important object of the invention resides in the provision of an attachment of this nature whichis exceedingly simple in its construction, easy to manipulate, strong and durable, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 1

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the front compartment of an automobile sufiiciently to illustrate the location of my improved attachment, I

45 Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section .through the dash-board and instrumentboard of an automobile with the attachment in .place,

Figure 31s a sectional elevation of the at 50- tachment, and,

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the fixed tubular member of the attachment.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes an. elongated tubular member having on one side an elongated slot 6 and on the diametrically opposite side a series of spaced apertures 7. T ie bottom end of the tubular member 5 has agfoot plate 8 formed integrally therewith so that the same maybe fastened on the dashboard 9 of an automobile by means of screws 10 or in any other suitable manner, The numeral 11 denotes an elongated tubular member slidable or telescopically mounted in the tubular member 5 and having formed integrally with the upper end'thereof a cross tubular head portion 12 closed at its ends by caps 14 and 15 which are threadedly engaged therewith or otherwise secured therewith. The cap 15 is provided with an opening 16. A screw 17 is en ageable with the lower end of a tubular mem er 11 so that the head thereof moves in the slot 6' to prevent the tubular members from rotating in respect to each other but allowing the member 11 to be extendgd from the member 5 when desired. Thus/the effective length of the device may bechanged as will be vconvenient and desirable from time to time.

The upper portion of the tubular member 5 extends through an opening 18 in the instrument board 19 and also through a collar 20' secured thereon so that the tubular head portion 12 is located in front of the passen or portion of the front .seat of the automo ile.

A lever. 21 is pivoted intermediate its ends inthe tubular member 11 as at 22 and has one end ofi'set as at 23 to project through an opening 24= opposite the, screw 17 and through one of the openings 7 thereby holding the member 11 in adjusted relation with the member 5. The upperend of the lever 21 is pivotally engaged as at 25 with an intermediate portlon of a rod 26 which is slidable through the openin 16 at one end while the other end extends fiirough a coil spring 27 which has one end impinging against the cap 14 and the other end impinging against a pin 28 through the rod 26 so as to normally hold the lever diagonally of the tube 14 with I by'pushing on the extende wardly the ofiset end 23? rejecting through the opening 24 in one of the opemn 7. Obviously find of the rod 26 adjacent the cap 15 the lever may be rocked to a releasing osition so that one member ma be ad'usteg in relation to the other.

h ith a evice of this nature it will be seen t at the automobile is traveling at a relatively automobile by sud en stops, may pull upsame in a convenient position to 'hol on, this being accomplished first by releasinig the It locking lever 21' asheretofore indicate is apparent that this device may be used in the rear of the automobile or in other vehicles for the same p'urpose.- I do not wish to be limited to the preferred use thereof described herein.

It is thought that the construction, tion, utility, and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detailed description thereof. The present embodimentof the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attalns the features of advantage enumerated as dessirable in the statement-of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

' means engaged with the rod holding one on projected from the head and the offset end engaged in the openings of the members.

testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MOSES PEN'ILAND.

the passenger on a drivers seat when geat rate of speed and there is danger of; mg thrown throu h the windshield of the on the head portion 12 to brin the operaassociated, a lever pivotally mounted in 

